PONTIAN, Malaysia — Tearful relatives of slain regional al-Qaida commander Noordin Top buried him in a traditional Muslim funeral at his Malaysian boyhood village Friday, two weeks after ...

They were alerted to the incident at about 11.30am and the victim was pronounced dead at the scene by medical personnel from the Benut Health Clinic.

JOHOR BAHRU: Six illegal immigrants from Indonesia were rescued after their boat capsized due to strong waves off Pontian on Tuesday (Jan 18), while seven others are believed to be still missing.